Excel for Work - Basics - Online Course - Adult Learning - 19:00-20:30

About this course

This short 3-week online course is the first of three stages designed to build your skills in Excel.  Starting with this Basics course these sessions will help you understand the navigation of Excel.  The next stages, Intermediate and Advanced, build you skills and knowledge of Excel.  You can study all three stages or just one.  All courses are designed to improve your employability.

Taking place online and in the evening- it will fit around your current work commitments.

Course Content

• Formatting: getting the best of the ribbon
• Formulas: add, average & totals
• Functions: AutoSUM, absolute cell references, filter & sort
• Creating graphs

By then end of this course, you will be able to set-up a spreadsheet, apply common formulas and filters and create graphs.

Who is it suitable for?

• Learners on this basic level course should already be familiar with using a laptop and have access Microsoft Excel on their device.

As the course is online Learners will need access the internet and connect to Zoom.

Learners will also need an active email account as resources will be emailed throughout the course.

What related courses can you progress to?

If you are keen to learn more about digital skills, then the following courses are for you;

Essential Digital Skills

• The purpose of this face-to-face accredited 7-week full day qualification allows learners to demonstrate an understanding of and competency in the essential digital skills they need for life. It will enable learners to engage with digital services and products in everyday life.

Don’t have Excel? – try the NEW Learn more about Google apps: Sheets course

Need a daytime course? – try Excel Basics

What employment could this course led to?

A good working knowledge of Excel could help get you a job in the following areas:

• School-based office administration
• Data Entry
• Accounts
• Retail

You will require access to a computer and Zoom.

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course  please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

Any questions?

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

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